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Grade 3 Music Year at a Glance 2012 / 2013 Unit 3: Unit 4: Everyday Music Words That Sing
(Jan. Mid. Feb.) (Mid. Feb. March)
Playing
-sing call-response song -follow pictures of melodic direction -use different pitch & dynamic levels -sing in different tempos -use of lighter & heavier registers -practice proper posture -sing with pitch syllables -practice breath control -sing with fermata -sing a familiar song using a different melody -play unpitched & pitched accompaniment -play an Orff accompaniment -play do re & mi -play pitches F G A -play rhythm patterns on different unpitched instruments
Listening
-describe different between beat & rhythm -find beats on which there is a silence -describe melodic direction -describe tone colour, shape of melody & tempo -analyze form -listen for same & different patterns -describe how dynamics affect a song
-practice vocal warm ups and correct posture -use of heavier & lighter registers -Use of different tempos & dynamics -sing while performing movements -practice singing on pitch -sing melodies using pitch syllables and movements -2-part canon -sing a song from visual representations -play various percussion instruments -play an Orff accompaniment -play pitch patterns on bells -choose instrumental tone colours -play simple rhythms on unpitched instruments -play melodies on pitched instruments -compare & describe rhythm durations -listen for & describe the differences between verses & refrains -listen & describe different tempos & dynamics -describe the shape of a melody -listen & describe tone colour
-speech & melodic ostinatos -sing & draw shape of refrain -sing patterns with so1 la1 do re mi so la -sing melody with pitch syllables -practice inner hearing
-sing song in verse-refrain form -practice breath control -say rhythm ostinatos -sing do re mi so la do1 from notation -sing 2 part canon -sing melody using pitch syllables -sing pentatonic scale & songs -sing songs in various form (A, AB, ABA & rondo form) -play pitched & unpitched accompaniment -play steps, skips & repeated pitches on pitched instruments -play simple rhythm patterns on unpitched instruments -play pentatonic scale & melodies -create pentatonic melodies
-play instruments to equal and unequal rhythms -play patterns on bells -play various accompaniments (incl. Dotted quarter note & dotted quarter rest) -play various melodies -play ostinatos on unpitched instruments -play an Orff accompaniment with do re mi so la -listen & analyze equal and unequal rhythms -analyze song text & visual representations of melodies -describe the down (strong) beat & up (weak) beat in meter -describe the difference in varying meter -listen and identify rhythms and pitch patterns -listen for repeated sections and ostinatos
-perform body percussion patterns -play body percussion & instrumental ostinatos accompaniments -play chordal accompaniment -play 8 beat improvisations -play chord roots
-sing using articulation (staccato, legato, & marcato). Tempo & dynamics -practice higher voice range -hum and sing to identify tonal center -sing song with countermelody -echo sing pitch syllable patterns -sing using pitch letter names -sing using expression -play Orff accompaniment -play pitches F G A B -play countermelody on bells -play accompaniment with D G&A -play phrases ending away from the tonal center -play equal & unequal rhythms using body percussion
-analyze which words have 4 sounds to a beat -analyze a song for number of phrases; similar & different phrases -describe melodic movement by step, skip, and repeated pitches -listen, analyze & describe rhythm patterns -describe phrasing, canons, and various forms
-compare, analyze & describe beats grouped in sets of 2, 3 & 4. -find phrases in a selection -listen to identify upbeats & downbeats -identify accompaniment -describe appropriate accompaniment -listen for meter change within a piece
-listen for articulation in music -listen for & describe tonal center in music -listen for tone colour, rhythms, & texture in music -listen for changes in styles -listen for same & different phrases -describe moveable do -listen & name a song from rhythm -listen for instruments -listen for different rhythm patterns
Reading
Creating
-follow beat icons & beat lines -follow a listening map -read rhythms (ta, ti-ti, and quarter rest) -identify bar lines in meter -identify lines & spaces on a staff -read do re mi pitches on staff -identify fermata -create simple rhythms -create do re mi patterns & melodies -create visual representations of melodic patterns -create melodies with a fermata
-read visual representations & notations of simple rhythms (ti-ti, ta and ta-a) -read visual representations of verse & refrains -follow a listening map -read so la on a staff -read pitch syllables from staff notation -read dynamics in score -create a speech piece in verse-refrain form -create sound effects (train; use of dynamics) -create verses & melodies using do re mi -create piece in ABA form -create pentatonic melodies -play unpitched instruments to beat & rhythm -move to show words that last 2 beats -use movement to show rhythm patterns -perform songs with half note (from notation) -learn about tie -create simple rhythms
-read visual representations of equal & unequal rhythms & melodies -follow and interpret a listening map -read simple rhythms & melodies from notation -read music with repeat signs -read rhythmic and melodic ostinatos
-create movement & visual representation to show shape of melody -create new melodies for songs -create movement ostinatos -create new lyrics for melodies -create new ways to write a beat of silence
-follow phrase markings -read visual representations of steps, skips & repeated pitches -read simple rhythms -read melodies with do re mi so la do1 -read 2-part canon -read pentatonic scale & melodies -read ledger line and octave skip -create lyrics for verse -create visual representations of music -create new lyrics & rhythms -create pentatonic melodies -group improvising -create pieces & movements in rondo form
-read marcato, staccato & legato markings -read articulation, tempo, & dynamic markings -follow first & second endings, repeat signs -follow listening maps -read pitches FGA & B -read equal & unequal rhythms
-create & perform various ostinatos -create interlude on unpitched instruments -create movement for ABA form -create verses & movements in different meters
-create melodies using EGA &B -improvise phrase endings -create & perform partner dances -improvise in rondo form -create & perform in different meters
CONCEPTS: Rhythm
-differentiate between steady beat & rhythms -move to the beat -learn about beat, meter, measures and bar lines -perform simple rhythm patterns (incl. Ta , ti-ti and quarter rest); perform in 2/4 meter -identify notation for rhythms in a listening piece -learn rhythms in 2/4 meter
-compare & signal when rhythms change from equal to unequal -perform ostinatos to beat -perform movements in unequal rhythms -conduct strong & weak beats in sets of 2 -play simple accompaniments -create speech piece s in various meters -perform various rhythms from notation -read simple rhythms from notation
-pat pattern & words with 4 sounds to a beat (tika tika) -perform ostinatos with 4 sounds to a beat -compare phrase rhythms -match words to rhythm patterns -perform the rhythm of a new song from notation -
-perform 3 & 4-beat body percussion patterns -show downbeat & upbeats through movement -identify phrases that begin on upbeats or downbeats -sing dotted half & whole note rhythms -beats with & without accompaniments -move to show sounds that last longer than 1 beat -read, move & create different rhythms, verses in and 4/4 meter
-listen for different rhythms in music -move to equal & unequal rhythms -make up a dance using a ta ti tum rhythm -review & perform in various meters
Harmony
--play unpitched accompaniment -play Orff accompaniment -perform a 2 part speech canon -accompany using body percussion -play rhythm patterns as accompaniment -identify, create & perform music in verse-refrain form -move to show different sections in a listening -create a piece in ABA form -listen to a piece in ABC form
-sing 3-chord songs -sing 2-chord songs -sing melodic ostinatos using pitch syllables and words -perform speech, rhythm and melodic ostinatos -Perform and Orff accompaniment
Form
-follow ABA form in a listening map -analyze form of a listening piece -hear the Theme in a Theme and Variation Form -find same & different patterns in a song
Expression
-speak & sing using dynamics -sing & perform rhythms at different tempos -hear marcato -learn about arco & pizzicato
-follow various dynamic markings -move to show gradual & sudden dynamic changes -move to & perform using different tempos
-move to verse-refrain form -move to show phrasing and melodic shape -sing refrain -conduct phrases of different lengths -improvise melodies in verserefrain form -find repeated part of ostinatos -hear rondo form -say a speech piece using marcato -sing, conduct & move in various tempos -define slur -hear various dynamics
-verse-refrain form -compare & contrast verserefrain, call-response, & verse only -move, define & aurally identify phrasing -hear Overture form -identify, move to & sing songs in A, AB, ABA, & rondo forms -tap & move to beat in different tempos -legato music -hear & follow dynamic markings/maps -hear a ritarde in music
-sing 2 & 3-chord songs -sing & play chords and chord roots to accompany a song -create & perform an ostinatos -echo-canon -perform body percussion, pitched & unpitched accompaniment -listen to find phrasing in a selection -perform music in ABA form -listen to and move to a piece with ABC form
-perform in verse-refrain form -recognize phrasing -follow visual representation of theme & variations in listening maps -improvise in rondo form -follow first & second endings -choose from various dynamics & tempos -perform using marcato, staccato & legato -sing using expressive articulations
-recognize fermata in a song -follow legato phrase marks -move to show differences in legato, staccato & marcato -use of dynamics